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Okay is a Four-Letter Word

2024/5/27

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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In this week’s Mac Geek Gab podcast, dive into a trove of quick tips and tech tricks to streamline your Apple experience. Jim kicks things off by showing you how to drag images or hyperlinks into a new browser tab for efficiency. Mark M. follows up with a tip on rotating images in Preview using the Option key, while Daoud demonstrates how to quickly switch iPhone apps with the Home Bar. Dave, Adam, and Pete discuss the intuitiveness of macOS and iOS, and share a light-hearted story about babies prank-calling Steve Wozniak.

PCUnix reminds you to check the tip of your Apple Pencil if it stops working, and Grumpy shares how to properly enable Wi-Fi when connected via Ethernet to keep your Mac running smoothly with Continuity features. Bob’s tip on normalizing tab switching with BetterTouchTool and James’s advice on dragging items between Spaces round out this section with practical gestures and app recommendations like Yoink and Pastebot.

The episode continues with your questions answered. Felix learns how to stop Spotlight from indexing too frequently with tools like OnyX and CleanMyMac X. Doug tackles interference issues during presentations using Keynote, while David gets advice on teaching his iPhone new spellings. For reliable screen sharing amongst two Mac users, your three favorite geeks recommend tools like Splashtop and Zoom. Finally, Mark Fowler discusses the best ways to receive texts and calls while traveling abroad, highlighting services like SkypeIn and Google Voice. Remember, Don’t Get Caught without these handy tips and tricks to enhance your Apple ecosystem.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1039) for Monday, May 27th), 2024

May 27: Memorial Day) (also National Sunscreen Day))

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Quick Tips

00:00:01 Jim-QT-Drag an Image or Hyperlink to a New Browser Tab

State Lines & Porpoises

00:04:09 Mark M-QT-Option Click Preview’s Rotation Button to Rotate to the Right

Three Lefts DO Make a Right

You Can Bluetooth a Keyboard to Your iPhone

00:08:16 Daoud-QT-Quickly Switch iPhone Apps with Home Bar

00:12:03 The intuitiveness of macOS and iOS

00:14:34 Babies were prank calling Woz

00:17:03 PCUnix-QT-If Your Apple Pencil Isn’t Working…Check The Tip

New Tips – Cheaper on Amazon)

00:19:17 Grumpy-QT-When Ethernet-connected, enable Wi-Fi but don’t connect to any network

00:22:43 Bob-QT-Normalize tab switching with BetterTouchTool) (or something like it)

Gesture Triggers from Keyboard Maestro)

00:28:08 James-QT-Drag items between Spaces

Paste Clipboard Manager)

Yoink)

Pastebot)

00:35:21 QT-Add Tracks to Spotify) Playlist By Simply Pasting In Links

Gig Gab Podcast)

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**Your Questions Answered! **

00:43:55 Felix-How to Stop Spotlight from Indexing so Frequently?

OnyX)

CleanMyMac X)

https://www.unixsherpa.com/solution/clear-spotlight-index/)

tldr homebrew)

sudo mdutil -E / [to erase your Spotlight Index]

Cake for Homebrew)

00:53:07 Doug-Is Interference Hanging My Presentation?

OBS for Streaming)

00:59:43 David-How do I teach my iPhone a new Spelling?

Okay is a Four-Letter Word